A bill to confirm the boundaries of the Southern Ute Indian Reservation in the State of Colorado and to define jurisdiction within such reservation.
Public Law 98-290 · H.R. 4176 · 98th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on May 21, 1984 · Native Americans
Sponsor: Rep. Raymond Kogovsek (D-CO-3)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Confirms and defines the boundaries of the Southern Ute Indian Reservation in Colorado.
Limits the Tribe's territorial jurisdiction over non-Indian persons and their property to Indian trust lands within the reservation.
Declares that Federal jurisdiction under specified law over non-Indian persons and their property applies only on Indian trust land.
Declares that Federal law relating to alcoholic beverages or to trading with Indians shall apply, with respect to the Southern Ute Indian Reservation, only on Indian trust land.
Confers upon the State of Colorado the same criminal and civil jurisdiction over municipalities incorporated within the Southern Ute Indian Reservation as the State would have assumed under the Act of April 11, 1968.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Natural Resources Committee · House · hearings by (full committee), markup by, referred to, reported by
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 10 actions.
- May 21, 1984Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 98-290.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- May 10, 1984PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- May 3, 1984FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Apr 30, 1984FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Apr 26, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
- Apr 4, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Natural Resources Committee
- Mar 16, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by House Natural Resources Committee
- Oct 20, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.